"Instead, don't have a registry at all and you will receive money. You may get the stray 'thing' that your aunt or someone thinks is super cute, but you will mostly receive money for gifts. And with that money, you can pay off your debt."

However, others argued that 'honeyfunds' – where couples ask wedding guests to give money towards their honeymoon as wedding gifts – are becoming increasingly popular, so why couldn't the same logic apply to money for student loans?'

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"In a lot of circles 'honeyfunds' or asking for 'no boxed gifts' is becoming completely standard, not rude," one person said, though they added it's still impolite to mention on the wedding invitation.

Instead they suggested letting guests know via a wedding website or old fashioned word of mouth.

Though the bride-to-be has yet to update Reddit on what she decided, one thing is for sure: weddings and the etiquette that surround them are way, way too complicated.